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Article Comment Spam

As this week wraps up, we are getting ready to implement some of the changes to the website that we have been working on for a coupl... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Don't Sweat the Inbox...

"If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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When we're hungry for success...

"If you can allow yourself to trust those little movements round your gut that tell you when something is interesting or exciting, t... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Custom Date Output Using Rails

Here is another one of those instances when I just can't believe how much easier something could be than the way that I have done it... 2 Comments | Read More »

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Keep the Engines Clean

I love my dog. She's the most adorable red beagle. Her name's Luna and she's my pride and joy. And though I spend many of my waking ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Flash Animations vs. Images

The topic of whether or not to use flash in websites came up in our forum recently, and I thought I would do a post about the differ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Mass Mailing Delays? Don't always blame the host...

When it comes to scheduling opt-in emailings to your customers, planning is key. Times and days are dependent on several factors, an... 0 Comments | Read More »

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POST, GET and State Changes

I figured I would post about this one, as it is something that I have picked up along the path of learning more about developing web... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Slacker Is as Slacker Does...

"Whenever I am tempted to slack up and let the business run for a while on its own impetus, I picture my competitor sitting at a des... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Video Tutorials

We published a new video tutorial on our site this week covering some Photoshop techniques for removing product backgrounds. The res... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Take Time for Yourself...

When I got into this business, I worked long hours. Nearly every waking moment was spent in front of a computer screen. With little ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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The Model-View-Controller Explanation

This should be a fun one. I wrote an article recently for the magazine about Ruby on Rails, which was meant as a primer to those tha... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Shuffling the Schedules (while munching M&Ms)

It’s the middle of the week, and already I’m feeling drained, void of any valid nutrition. I’m chowing down on Chinese food because,... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Automation: It's a Beautiful Thing

Back in my own time zone, there’s still a great deal to do to get my client back on track with time-saving implementations. In the c... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Things Are Getting Better

Well, our work is being done, and things are starting to improve. Over the weekend some of our optimizations were implemented in the... 0 Comments | Read More »

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He Called, I Flew

My client’s needs were urgent and two days ago I flew out to Arizona, where I’m currently working on rebuilding data sets and Order ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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When Tragedy Hit, He Called...

After a week on vacation, a client of mine returned to hundreds of orders to fill, and a crashed computer. The data for his order pr... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Relationships in Ruby on Rails

I figured I would post about creating relationships between database tables because I have been learning more and more about Ruby on... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Optimizing Database Connections (Part 3)

The caching seems to have helped out some, with the server load dropping considerably since the PHP scripts no longer have to access... 0 Comments | Read More »

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I Learned it from a Goth Band...

This past weekend my husband and I trekked some 90 miles to see an independent band that runs on an obscure record label. It was a l... 0 Comments | Read More »

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